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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Monday 29th Week in Ordinary Time

October 22, 2007Monday 29th Week in Ordinary Time - Year I

ROMANS 4:20-25Brothers and sisters: Abraham did not doubt God's promise in unbelief;rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God and was fullyconvinced that what God had promised he was also able to do. That iswhy it was credited to him as righteousness. But it was not for himalone that it was written that it was credited to him; it was also forus, to whom it will be credited, who believe in the one who raisedJesus our Lord from the dead, who was handed over for ourtransgressions and was raised for our justification.

LUKE 12:13-21Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to sharethe inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed meas your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take careto guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's lifedoes not consist of possessions." Then he told them a parable. "Therewas a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He askedhimself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store myharvest?' And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down mybarns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain andother goods and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have somany good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, bemerry!"' But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will bedemanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will theybelong?' Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure forhimself but is not rich in what matters to God."

REFLECTIONWhen we make possessions, pleasure, or power, a top priority insteadof spiritual riches, we die to the joy of giving, the satisfaction ofself-discipline and the happiness of sharing. When we devote all ourtime and energy to selfish pursuits, death merely discloses theopportunities we have wasted and our poverty of good works. We do notrefer to the necessary savings needed to educate children or toprovide for the security of retirement. We refer to the excessivesavings that reflect a lack of trust in God, a basic greed in attitudeand an uncaring heart for the poor.

In the Eucharist we have an example of giving and sharing. Christ didnot institute the Eucharist to be stored up and left in ourtabernacles. He gave us the Eucharist as food to be distributed andshared as a community. Jesus challenges us to reexamine our prioritiesand the way we use our possessions. Instead of growing rich forourselves, Jesus invites us to grow rich in the sight of God.

PRAYER REQUESTSWe pray ...... for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for theunborn.... for the strength, healing and speedy recovery of:- Eligia G. Fernando- Tom Diokno- Aileen Dimapilis- Pilar Cabarles- Conchita Tan... for the personal intentions of:- Joseph- Veronica Yap- Trinna- Fred and Nel de Leon.. for San Juan de Dios Hospital... for the eternal repose of the souls of- Dr. Isabel Sim- John Copengco- DanetEternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.... for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.- Birthday: Eloisa L. Ledesma- Birthday: Marilen G. Gaerlan- Wedding Anniversary: Dionisio Chua Kang Hay & Soledad Ong Acero... for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked ourprayers and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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